Workshops that might be of interest to community Theatre Folks (see especially "The Performing Artist's Survival Kit."):

THE KO FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE AT AMHERST and
NEW WORLD THEATER
announce a summer of EXCITING WORKSHOPS and CUTTING-EDGE PRODUCTIONS in Amherst, Massachusetts:

WORKSHOPS: KO FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE

JUNE 19-24
HOPE IS VITAL: THEATRE & COMMUNITY DIALOGUE
Michael Rohd
A one-week exploration of theatre techniques and processes that offers participants new tools for envisioning theatre as both social change and dynamic art. Used in community, educational, and performance contexts, this unique blend of facilitation training and art-making is designed for theatre artists, educators, health care providers and community workers interested in creating innovative theatre that deals with group building, problem-solving, and dialogue. Rohd is a director/performance maker, the author of Theatre for Community, Conflict, and Dialogue, (a text used round the world by community based artmakers and activists), and the founder/ director of Hope Is Vital, an organization that is influenced by Augusto Boal, Viola Spolin, Living Stage, Cornerstone Theatre, Ping Chong and others in its work in a variety of settings that include theatre companies, schools, universities, and community organizations.

JULY 10-16
THE UNCHAINED VOICE
Richard Armstrong
This workshop is a study of the human voice as geiger counter to our states of being, as a mirror to the individual. Equally relevant for actors and singers, dancers and instrumentalists, composers and storytellers, this work also helps anyone, whatever the level of their experience, to develop their full potential. Building on existing vocal and musical skills, through intensive vocal, movement and acting training, Richard Armstrong assists in the development of the versatile performer, placing special emphasis on the connection between the voice and the personality of each student through both individual and group work. A master voice teacher whose students follow him around the world, Armstrong began this work with the Roy Hart Theatre in 1967, and has taken it to over 20 countries.

AUGUST 3-6
A PERFORMING ARTIST’S SURVIVAL KIT
Taught by Martha Richards and Sarah Browning of the Fund for Women Artists, and a team of other leading arts management professionals, this intensive workshop will cover (for individuals, duos, ensembles and fledgling not-for-profit companies) the following areas critical to artistic survival: organizational effectiveness, fundraising, grant research and writing skills, taxes, accounting, publicity and marketing, all geared to the needs of the individual participants. Students will work towards creating a comprehensive plan for your project or group.

To register or for further information call
(413) 586-6057, or go to the Ko website: http://www.kofest.com

PRODUCTIONS:Ko FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE
JULY 14-16
PILGRIM THEATER/KO THEATER WORKS
"The House Not Touched by Death," by Janna Goodwin
Doctors. Death. Denial. Bulgarian bagpipes…
A new theatrically-staged, musical radio play about death and dying in the context of contemporary American medical culture.

JULY 28-30
CYPHER COLLECTIVE
"47 Frames"
Imagine a world in which there is no time, only images...…From NYC, a multi-layered, multimedia train ride through a landscape of increasing uncertainty.

AUGUST 4-6
PONTINE MOVEMENT THEATRE
"Journey to Heaven: The Shaker Way"
Religious ecstasy. The eternal quest for union. The routine of daily life…
Six views of Shaker experience using Shaker texts, Shaker dance and music forms, and visual motifs taken from Shaker spirit drawings.

All performances are at 8 p.m. at the Experimental Theatre on the Amherst College Campus, in Amherst, MA. Box office will open July 1. For reservations call (413) 542-2277. Prior to July 1, and for all other information call (413) 586-6057.

NEW WORLD THEATER
New WORLD Theater presents the INTERSECTION INSTITUTE June 25-July 1 in Amherst, MA

Nobuko Miyamoto, Founder and Artistic Director of Great Leap, Inc. Los Angeles employs techniques form yoga and tai chi to guide participants to uncover the marriage between form and contend and free the creative instinct Paulina Sahagun, a graduate of Dell’Arte School of Physical Theater and UCLA World Arts and Cultures works in harmony with Miyamoto, adding masks and physical theater techniques.

In addition, as part of "New Works for a New World," on July 21 and 22, there will be a presentation of a new work by UNIVERSES. A fusion of Poetry, Hip-Hop, and theater brought to you straight from The Point in the Bronx. In their new untitled work, Universes breaks the bounds of traditional theater to create a powerful collision of storytelling, rhythm, performance poetry, and contemporary music.

For to register or for further information call (413) 545-1972, or go to the New WORLD website at www.newworldtheater.org